U.S. Geographic Names Information System Summits represents the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature and contains information about the proper names and locations of physical and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States and its Territories. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public.

Purpose:

Geographic Names Information System, of which U.S. Geographic Names Information System Summits is a part, is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types in the United States. The feature locative information has been used in emergency preparedness, marketing, site-selection and analysis, genealogical and historical research, and transportation routing applications.

Supplemental_Information: Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:24,000.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19810501

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20091002

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1974-Present

Currentness_Reference:

publication date: 19810501, 20091002; ground condition: 1974-Present

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.793725

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.829606

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.492566

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.357500

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: point

Theme_Keyword: summit

Theme_Keyword: place name

Theme_Keyword: elevation

Theme_Keyword: geographic feature

Theme_Keyword: environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: U.S. Commonwealths

Place_Keyword: U.S. Territories

Place_Keyword: U.S. Freely Associated States

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 1981

Temporal_Keyword: 2009

Temporal_Keyword: 1974-Present

Access_Constraints: Access granted to Licensee only.

Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Esri

Contact_Person: ArcGIS Content Team

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 380 New York Street

City: Redlands

State_or_Province: California

Postal_Code: 92373-8100

Country: USA

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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 909-793-5953

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@esri.com

Hours_of_Service: 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday

Contact_Instructions:

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The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then imported into a file geodatabase to verify, validate, and if needed repair the geometry.

Completeness_Report:

After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The geospatial part of this data set was calculated from latitude/longitude coordinates.
The source data is based upon the use of printed or electronic source graphics which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United States Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 19810501

Title: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Edition: 20091002

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA

Publisher: United States Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

The web page is titled 'U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names - State and Topical Gazetteer Download Files'. The data set was last revised on October 2, 2009. Downloaded the NationalFile_20091002.zip file.

GNIS Phase I data compilation and edit - Feature name and attribute data were collected from the largest-scale USGS topographic maps available. These data were compared to the records of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. This phase is complete.
GNIS Phase II data compilation and edit - Feature name and attribute data are collected from official state and local sources and other approved sources including historical maps and documents. This phase is not complete.
GNIS Maintenance program - Federal and state maintenance cooperators submit new and corrected data in conjunction with their mapping and geographical information system data maintenance programs. The GNIS has an active data gathering and maintenance program. A web-based data entry and edit application allows authorized users to submit transaction data directly for validation and entry into the database, where it immediately becomes available to all web services and applications. A test and demonstration site is available. Government agencies at all levels are encouraged to join this program. Other organizations and individuals will be considered on a case basis.
Partnerships - the Geographic Names Project enters into partnerships with State names authorities and State and local GIS agencies to integrate name, location, and attribute data in the GNIS with State and local datasets. These partnerships utilize GIS and web technology to automate and simplify data maintenance, ensure data consistency, integrity, and accuracy, and meet the requirements of the Board on Geographic Names for national names standardization. Government agencies at all levels are encouraged to join this program. Other organizations and individuals will be considered on a case basis.

Process_Date: Not complete

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS - GNIS

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The following steps were performed by Esri: Downloaded the tabular file from the U.S. Geological Survey website. Converted the file (containing latitude and longitude coordinates) to a shapefile in ArcMap™. Re-projected Alaska and Hawaii to improve their alignment. Reselected out the nine GNIS data sets based on their class types. Removed features with incorrect coordinates and whose NAME contains the word 'Squaw'. Added the STCTYFIPS fields and populated them using source STATE and COUNTY fields. Adjusted the widths of the NAME fields. Converted the data sets to SDC. Created their ArcGIS® layer files (.lyr), projection files (.prj), and spatial indices.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS - GNIS

Process_Date: 20100209

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 70342

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: gsummit

Entity_Type_Definition:

The points represent physical and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States and its Territories.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition:

The name of the geographic feature. It is the proper name, specific term, or expression by which a particular geographic entity is, or was, known.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

United States Geological Survey, United States Board on Geographic Names

The combined state/territory and county code (five-digit number). The combined code uniquely identifies the county in which the geographic feature is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source: American National Standards Institute

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

INCITS 38:200x, (Formerly FIPS 5-2) Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States; INCITS 31:200x, (Formerly FIPS 6-4) Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas

Codeset_Source: American National Standards Institute

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELEV_METER

Attribute_Definition: The elevation of the feature in meters relative to sea level.

Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numbers for the features.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Esri; Esri Offices

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 380 New York Street

City: Redlands

State_or_Province: California

Postal_Code: 92373-8100

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-447-9778

Contact_Instructions:

In the United States, contact the Esri Telebusiness staff at 800-447-9778 for more information about our software and data.
Outside the United States, please direct all inquiries to your local Esri Office. This information can be found at <http://www.esri.com/about-esri/locations.html>.

Resource_Description: Offline Data, Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability: See use constraints.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SDC

Format_Specification:

The SDC file contains the geospatial and attribute data. The SDI file contains the spatial index. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The XML file (*.sdc.xml) contains the metadata describing the data set (optional).